The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on December 14, 2024, notified regarding the revision in the GRAP schedule to further strengthen the measures to particularly combat the generally adverse air quality scenario in winter months in Delhi-NCR.
The revised GRAP contains certain targeted actions earlier under Stages III & IV which have now been incorporated into Stages II & III. The key changes/ revisions in the GRAP schedule include the following:
• Carry out mechanical/ vacuum sweeping and water sprinkling of the identified roads on a daily basis. Enhance the number of shifts/ hours of deployment of such machines to further intensify mechanised sweeping.
• Ensure daily water sprinkling along with dust suppressants, preferably before peak traffic hours, on roads and right of ways especially at hotspots, heavy traffic corridors and ensure proper disposal of the collected dust in designated sites/ landfills.
• Augment public transport services through CNG/ electric buses and metro services by inducting additional fleet and increasing the frequency of service. Introduce differential rates to encourage off – peak travel.
• Resident Welfare Associations to necessarily provide electric heaters to staff engaged in security, sanitation, horticulture and other miscellaneous services to avoid open Bio-Mass/ MSW burning during winters.
• Do not permit inter-state buses from NCR states, other than EVs / CNG / BS-VI Diesel, to enter Delhi (excluding buses / Tempo Travellers operated with All India Tourist Permit).
• NCR State Govts./GNCTD to impose strict restrictions on plying of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel LMVs (4 wheelers) in Delhi and in the districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar.
Note: Persons with Disabilities shall be permitted to ply BS – III Petrol / BS – IV Diesel LMVs, provided that these are specifically adopted for them and are run only for their personal use.
• GNCTD to impose strict restrictions on plying of Delhi - registered Diesel operated Medium Goods Vehicles (MGVs) to BS-IV standards or below, in Delhi, except those vehicles carrying essential commodities / providing essential services.
• GNCTD to not permit BS-IV and below diesel operated LCVs (goods carriers), registered outside Delhi, to enter Delhi, except those carrying essential commodities/ providing essential services.
• State Govts. in the NCR and the GNCTD to mandatorily conduct classes in schools for children up to class V in a “Hybrid” mode i.e., both in physical and online mode (wherever online mode is feasible) in the territorial jurisdiction of the NCT of Delhi and in the districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar.
• The NCR State Governments may also consider conducting classes for students up to Class V in a “Hybrid” mode as above in other areas in NCR.
[Release ID: 2084490]
